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Elizabeth I

translations

by Queen Elizabeth I

Published 2009490 pagesISBN 978-0-2262-0131-3

"This two-volume set - consisting of Translations, 1544-1589 and Translations, 1592-1598 - is the first complete collection of Elizabeth's translations from and into Latin, French, and Italian." "Presenting original and modernized spellings in a facing-page format, these two volumes will answer the call to make all of Elizabeth's writings available. Identifying the Renaissance editions from which Elizabeth worked, editors Janel Mueller and Joshua Scodel offer introductions to each translation, assessing the cultural significance of the source text, the historical circumstances in which Elizabeth translated, her concerns and procedures as a translator, and revealing instances of her free handling of her originals. The editors' annotations elucidate obscure meanings, Biblical and classical references, and Elizabeth's actual or apparent deviations from her sources." "Elizabeth I: Translations is the queen's personal legacy, an example of the enrichment of insight and wisdom that a humanist education can contribute to the conduct of sovereign rule."--BOOK JACKET.

Beyond its central premise, the book can be read through the connected lenses of Nonfiction, Fiction. Those themes offer useful points of attention as the characters, ideas, or world develop, especially where the book complicates the expectations of its primary category.

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Nonfiction · Fiction

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Reading experience

Balanced tone · Steady pace

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Reading lengthA longer, immersive read490 pages in this edition
Publication eraModernFirst published or edition dated 2009
Primary categoryNonfictionAlso cataloged under Fiction
ISBN-13
978-0-2262-0131-3
Language
English
Edition record
OL16857408M
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Best when you want to settle into a longer reading experience.

Begin with its place in Nonfiction, then notice where the book resists that label.

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Read for connection, not completion.

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  3. How does the book change the way you understand its larger subject?

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